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June 4, 2023 Central Georgia Sports Report

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Around/about Central Georgia

Henley jumps into contention at Memorial

Russell Henley’s third round belied his first two rounds at the Memorial in Ohio.

He turned in a bogey-free round Saturday to jump 30 spots into the top 15 and contention with a 4-under 68.

That put him in a tie for 14th, only three shots back of leaders Rory McIlroy, Si Woo Kim, and David Lipsky. A 68 was the third-best score of the day.

Henley’s third round was similar to the steady and patient golf he played in Augusta as well as the RBC Heritage and Charles Schwab Challenge, and through part of Friday’s second round.

He hit puts of 13, three, 3 ½, and seven feet for birdies, and was less than a foot from several more. He cruised up the leaderboard, reaching the top 15 fairly quickly, although he did so before a number of other players had teed off.

Henley is in a group that includes Sungjae Im, J.J Spaun, Jordan Spieth, and Sepp Straka, one shot up on Adam Schenk, Keith Mitchell, Matt Fitzpatrick, Rickie Fowler, and No. 1 Jon Rahm, No. 2 Scottie Scheffler another stroke back.

Henley is not in the field for the RBC Canadian Open in Toronto. The U.S. Open in Los Angeles follows that tournament.

Bacon outhit Blowfish, still fall

Macon had three more hits than Lexington Couty, but two errors and two unearned runs were the difference in the Bacon’s 8-7 road loss.

Antonio Brown (Mercer), Jett Lovett (Georgia Tech), and Jarrett Jenkins (Georgia Southern) each had two hits for Macon, which trailed 7-6 through four action-filled innings. A two-run seventh by Lexington County was countered by one by Macon in the eighth.

Macon hosts Florence on Tuesday, then visits Florence on Wednesday, and the two play back in Macon on Thursday.

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Alumni Update

Houston County grad Harrelson rolling in regional for Texas Tech

Gage Harrelson didn’t have a good night at the plate, hitless in three at-bats Saturday.

But in center field? Oh, he had a good night in center.

He turned in perhaps a game-saving play in the top of the seventh inning of a 3-3 game.

That alone made the trip made by the Harrelson family worth it.

The play ended the inning, and Texas Tech scored two in the bottom of the eighth en route to a 5-4 win over the Gators in Gainesville.

The Red Raiders are the lone undefeated team in the Gainesville Regional, that also includes UConn and now-eliminated Florida A&M.

He went 2 for 5 with two runs in the 3-2 win over Connecticut on Friday

Harrelson is fourth on the Red Raiders with a .320 average and leads them with five triples. His six steals top the team as well.

Florida and UConn play an elimination game at 11 a.m. Sunday, the winner getting Texas Tech at 5 p.m. in a championship game, the Raiders one win from advancing to the Super Regional.

Honor Roll

Mercer wins SoCon’s Barrett-Bonner Award for eighth straight time

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

Strider, Acuna lead Braves

Braves notes: Rosario, TV contract …

Atlanta plans on Pitts being ready for opener

Jordan Davis, the Eagles’ Bulldog daddy?

Smart sees a crossroads with NIL

NBA/Basketball/WNBA

How Jokic exerts force shows how much he cares

Miami wants more FTs, Denver wants to be better

Heat need Butler to be more aggressive, set tone